Saitek chess manual Study Mode TRY Testing Yourself, Selecting Study Positions

9. STUDY MODE: TRY TESTING YOURSELF!

Looking for a terrific learning tool? You’ll definitely want to try out Study Mode! Eight famous games are built right into your computer, each containing eight critical points—for a total of 64 different Study Positions. It’s up to you to play through the games and make the correct moves that were played for the winning side in the original games! This feature offers great potential for improving your chess knowledge, while allowing you to learn about making the best move in a particular position. And, to make this feature even more exciting, the computer will actually score your performance as you go.

By the way, if you need help solving any of the Study Positions, simply refer to the Appendix for a complete listing of all the Study Mode Games. Remember, though, that these games are included as a reference tool—and you’ll only be cheating yourself if you look at the solutions before trying to solve the Study Positions on your own!

Selecting Study Positions

Tip: You can also select the Study Positions by pressing certain board squares, as described later on in this section!

Press MENU to enter the Main Menu, and press ø (or ù) repeat- edly until the display shows ÀSTUDY. Press ENTER to enter Study Mode, and you’ll see the first Study Position, < Study1-1 >. To change the Study Position, press ù or ø to increase/decrease the studies by one, or use your stylus to press > or < to increase/de- crease the studies by eight. When your desired Study Position is displayed, press ENTER, and the display will confirm with Start Study?. Pressing ENTER at this point will start the Study Game, as described below, or pressing CLEAR will cancel and return you to the main Study Mode display.

After pressing ENTER, the computer will automatically start making the moves of the selected Study Game. As soon as the first Study Position is reached, the display will briefly show Your Move, and the clock will start. Time for you to guess the move that was played in that position in the original game! Here’s how it works:

•There is only one “correct” move per Study Position.

•Once the Study Position has been reached, the displayed color symbol indicates which side is to move.

•If you make the correct move, Well Done will be displayed. The computer will then make the next moves in the game,

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